Program or programme?

[HeadFairy]

Which is correct? Do they have different meanings?

[AMumInScotland]

I'd say you have a programme of work, or watch a TV programme. But you write a computer program. Can't say if that's technically correct though!

[Hulababy]

Computer program
TV programme

[Molesworth]

I agree with AMIS

[BitOfsexyFunbutnotupthebum]

Programme is more British, I think. Personally, I use it as the noun, but I would think of the shorter version as a verb. That's just me though, I think!

[BitOfsexyFunbutnotupthebum]

Oh, and I meant to say about computers too- glad it's not just me!

[HeadFairy]

I thought programme would be the British version, just because it sounded more like it had French roots and the American's simplify the spelling of any word with French routes (colour/color etc). I can see how programme is something you get when you go to the theatre or somewhere like that, and program is what you do to a computer but it occured to me that they might be interchangeable.

[PortAndLemon]

Program -- if you are American, or if you are British and wish to describe computer code.

Programme -- if you are British and wish to describe anything else.

[RamblingRosa]

I always thought program was the American version of programme

[tearinghairout]

Agree with PortandLemon: in the UK it's always programme, unless you're talking about computers, in which case it's program. So TV programme is right.

(So woul it be 'I'm programing the computer'? I think not. They should stick to programme and programming! )

Same with disc & disk. So a CD or computer thingy is a disk, but the little plastic things on dd's dress are discs. Or sequins

[fryalot]

P & L is right

program is American and over here we only use it in relation to computer programs.

programme is British and is used for everything else.

THO is right about disk and disc (and sequins) as well